NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management

If you’re looking for the latest research articles on significant issues affecting child nutrition and school foodservice management, look no further. The latest issue of The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management is available for you to review.

Published twice a year, each issue of this exclusively digital publication features several research articles on topics critical to the successful operation of school meal programs. For Spring 2016, Research in Action topics include:

School lunch quality following the implementation of HHFKA

Directors’ perspectives on implementing school meal regulations

Beverage selections of elementary students and impact on meal quality

Impacts of scheduling recess before lunch in elementary schools

Fruit and vegetable plate waste

Elementary parent perceptions of packing lunches and the NSLP

Impact of math and science curriculum on students’ knowledge and preference for pulses

In addition, you’ll learn more about a Washington State survey that identified barriers and opportunities to serving pulses in school meals.